Sacred texts of the world [videorecording (KIT)] / Grant Hardy.
These 36 lectures provide rich insights into world cultures and the meaning of religious faith.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629970424
- ISBN: 1629970425
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 1,080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Thirty six lectures at 30 min. each. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: 1. Reading other people's scriptures -- 2. Hinduism and the Vedas -- 3. What is heard: Upanishads -- 4. What is remembered: epics -- 5. Laws of Manu and Bhagavad Gita -- 6. Related traditions: Sikh scriptures -- disc 2: 7. Judaism: people of the book -- 8. Five books of Torah -- 9. Prophets and writings -- 10. Apocrypha and Dead Sea scrolls -- 11. Oral Torah: Mishnah and Talmud -- 12. Related traditions: Zoroastrian scriptures -- disc 3: 13. The three baskets of buddhism -- 14. Vinaya and Jakata -- 15. Theravada Sutras -- 16. Mahayana Sutras -- 17. Pure land Buddhism and Zen -- 18. Tibetan Vajrayana -- disc 4: 19. Related traditions: Jain scriptures -- 20. Five Confucian classics -- 21. Four books of neo-Confucianism -- 22. Daoism and the Daodejing -- 23. The three caverns of Daoist scriptures -- 24. Related traditions: Shinto and Tenrikyo -- disc 5: 25. Christian testaments Old and New -- 26. Gospels and Acts -- 27. Letter and Apocalypse -- 28. Apocryphal gospels -- 29. Related traditions: Mormon scriptures -- 30. Islam and scriptural recitation -- disc 6: 31. Holy Qur'an -- 32. Hadith and Sufism -- 33. Related traditions: Baha'i scriptures -- 34.. Abandoned scriptures: Egyptian and Mayan -- 35. Secular scriptures: U.S. Constitution -- 36. Heavenly books, earthly connection. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Instructed by Grant Hardy. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC. |
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Subject: | Sacred books > Comparative studies. Religions > Comparative studies. |
Genre: | Instructional films. Nonfiction films. Educational films. Video recordings. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Nazareth. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | DVD 208.2 SAC 2014 (Text) | 31001101930643 | DVD Adult | Available | - |